Good Landlord Program

Goal

Started in October 2004, the goal of Ogden City's Good Landlord Program is to address aspects of property management that may encourage the elimination of code violations and public nuisances while controlling and preventing illegal activity on rental properties that affect the quality of life within our neighborhoods.

About the Program

The program provides financial incentives to landlords who actively implement the objectives of the landlord training course, keep their properties free of criminal activity, and maintain their properties free of code violations. It also authorizes a discount toward disproportionate impact fees assessed against rental dwellings under the City's business licensing regulations. Disproportionate impact fees are assessed based on the amount of police and fire services provided to rental dwellings, the discount is offered to landlords who help the City reduce the occurrences for such services required on rental properties.

Program Requirements

Landlords must complete an eight-hour training course through the program that teaches them:

Avoid Discrimination

Comply With the Fair Housing Act

Identify Criminal Activity, Observe Zoning Laws

Screen Tenants Through Background Checks and Credit Checks

To Maximize the Use of Rental Applications

Over 1,300 landlords have already received the training.

Once landlords complete the initial training, a four-hour refresher course is required every other year. The Good Landlord Program builds a better rapport with:

Apartment Associations

Apartment Owners

City Personnel

Police

Realtors

Tenants

This partnership approach has been fundamental to the program's overall success.